Alpine Fund, P.O. Box 583192, Minneapolis, MN 55458. Offices also in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Dushanbe, Tajikistan; info@alpinefund.org; www.alpinefund.org. Volunteers/interns needed to stay for at least two months to work on a program that helps at-risk youth through education programs and outdoor adventures. Volunteers needed for a variety of duties, including proposal writing, teaching English or computers, program design, and leading treks.
The Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC) provides a way for Diasporan Armenians to come to Armenia and be easily integrated into the society. By way of cultural and language training, combinded with appropriate volunteer work placement. AVC volunteers work towards rebuilding a great and historic nation. For the amount of time of your choice you can join us and walk away with the expirience of a lifetime. Contact: info@avc.am, www.armenianvolunteer.org.
Association for Educational, Cultural and Work International Exchange Programs (AIEP), 28 Isahakyan St., 3rd Fl., Rm. 19, 375009 Yerevan, Armenia; 011-374-10-584733, fax.011-374-10 529232; aiep@arminco.com, www.aiep.am. Sponsors camps to restore and maintain medieval buildings in Armenia; runs professional internship program for students and recent graduates. International agent: Cultural Cube, 16 Acland Rd., Ivybridge, Devon PL21 9UR, U.K.; www.culturalcube.co.uk/armenia/amint.htm. Placement fee £275 ($540) for up to 3 months, £300 ($590) for 4+ months plus accommodation [from £35 ($70) a month].
Baikal Federation for Sport Tourism and Mountain Climbing, c/o Earth Island Institute, 300 Broadway, Ste. 28, San Francisco, CA 94133; 415-788-3666 ext. 109; baikalwatch@earthisland.org or ivanov_gbt@mail.ru, www.earthisland.org or www.greatbaikaltrail.ru/programs/summer_camps_en.html. Organization cooperating in the creation of the Great Baikal Trail joining several national parks in Siberia. Workcamps for paying volunteers last 2-3 weeks between mid-May and the end of September. Sample cost 8,500 roubles ($320) for 2 weeks.
Balkan Sunflowers: Community Activist Network Volunteer. Community Activists Network: CAN is a 9-month project, under European Voluntary Service (EVS) rules. Volunteers work with local projects including education for disadvantaged children, minority and human rights advocacy, women's rights, etc. Intensive language and development training during the first month. Gracanica Computer Literacy Program: A computer trainer for younger children to help develop a new program for Roma children in a community near Prishtina in Kosovo. Contact: applications@balkansunflowers.org, www.balkansunflowers.org.
Bridges for Education, 94 Lamarck Dr., Buffalo, NY 14226; 716-839-0180; fax. 716-839-9493, www.bridges4edu.org. Applications Coordinator is Margaret Dodge; mdodge@frontiernet.net. International summer peace camps at which 180 volunteers teach English for three weeks in July followed by one week of travel in Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Romania, and China. Volunteer fee is $930/$950 plus travel and other expenses.
CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects: International Volunteer Program in Bulgaria. Five charity projects of CADIP will try to make a difference in the hard life of the kids in two orphanages in Bulgaria during their summer break. Contact: cadip@cadip.org, www.cadip.org.
CCUSA - Camp Counselors Russia. The Russia Camp Program offers people the opportunity to spend their summer volunteering in Russian youth camps. This program offers a great opportunity for American citizens who are independent, adventurous, self-motivated and flexible looking to broaden their horizons through working and traveling overseas. During the 4 or 8 week sessions American counselors learn about Russian life, culture and in return educates Russian children and staff about American culture. Contact: CCUSA – Camp Counselors Russia; Jenny Diani, 2330 Marinship Way, Suite 250, Sausalito, CA, 94965, Web Site: www.ccusa.com.
Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads, 2158 Palomar Ave., Ventura, CA 93001; Tel./fax. 805-653-2607; jkimball@csen.org; www.csen.org. Summer excavations in southern Russia and Mongolia use volunteers (20+). Three-week session costs $1,350 for students, $1,550 for non-students.
Cross-Cultural Solutions: Volunteer in Russia. Make a real difference in people’s lives while experiencing another culture like never before. Choose from programs of 2-12 weeks long with start dates year-round.. Contact: (For USA and Canada) 2 Clinton Place, New Rochelle, New York 10801; 800-380-4777 or 914-632-0022; info@crossculturalsolutions.org; www.crossculturalsolutions.org. (For UK and all other countries) Tower Point 44, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YR; 0845 458 2781 / 2782 or +44 (0) 1273 666392; infouk@crossculturalsolutions.org; www.crossculturalsolutions.org.
Ecologia Trust, The Park, Forres, Moray IV36 3TZ, Scotland; tel./fax. 011-44-1309-690995, info@ecologia.org.uk, www.ecologia.org.uk. Student volunteers needed for 1-3 months at Kitezh Children’s Community in Kaluga region of western Russia. Fee is about $1,000 for one month, $1,350 for 2 months including visa fee, excluding airfares. Knowledge of Russian or TEFL preferred.
Eko-Centre Caput Insulae-Beli, Beli 4, 51559 Beli, Island of Cres, Croatia; tel./fax. 011-385-51-840-525 or mobile 011-385-91 3357 124; caput.insulae@ri.t-com.hr; www.caput-insulae.com. Conservation volunteers to assist in the conservation of the Eurasian griffon vulture, repairing dry stone walls, saving small ponds, picking olives, and helping local shepherds. Volunteers pay €149 for one week, €271 for two weeks; €98/122 in winter, plus €5 a day for food. Long stays of 12 weeks cost €370/871, depending on season.
Global Children’s Organization, P.O. Box 67583, Los Angeles, CA 90067; 310-581-2234; gco@globalchild.org, www.globalchild.org. Volunteer camp counselors work with Croatian children for two weeks in July on the Adriatic island of Badija. Application fee of $35 plus participation fee of $1,500.
Global Vision International: Volunteer with Children in Latvia. Join a forward-thinking orphanage that not only takes care of children while they are young but also emphasizes the importance of preparing them for adulthood. The Children’s Village was founded in 1993, origionally the children were housed in a large manor house, but when the project was divided into smaller houses the Manor House was converted into a hotel, the proceeds of which go to the Children's Village, while the Hotel itself gives the older children the opportunity to train in tourism. Contact: info@gviusa.com, www.gviusa.com/pages/expeditionDetail.asp?expedition=122.
Global Volunteer Network: Volunteer in Romania. Volunteer with a Christian Mission which cares for disabled orphans in Galati, Romania. The Mission runs four group homes, and volunteers will work with orphans aged from ten year old children to young adults. The children have suffered so much at a young age, but with your help they will see a brighter future. Contact: info@volunteer.org.nz, www.volunteer.org.nz/romania.
Global Volunteer Network: Volunteer in Russia. Care for children with different forms of medical and physical disabilities, teach English to disadvantaged students from poor and problem families, and help in a wild animal shelter which cares for former pets that have been abandoned by their owners in Yaroslavl, a Russian city rich in history. Contact: info@volunteer.org.nz, www.volunteer.org.nz/russia.
INEX Czech Republic National Centre, Senovázné Námesti 24, 116 47 Prague 1; 011-420-234-621527; inexsda@inexsda.cz, www.inexsda.cz. About 40 projects lasting 14-21 days in Czech Republic for international volunteers in social, cultural, and environmental fields.
INEX Slovakia, Prazska, 11, 814 13 Bratislava; 011-421-2-52-62-42-31, fax 011-421-2-52-49-47-07; inexsk@stonline.sk, www.inex.sk. Partner organization in Slovakia for workcamps.
Institute of Archaeology of Almaty, Dept. of International Scientific Projects, Tole Bi 21, Room 22, 480100 Almaty, Kazakhstan; 011-7-3272-91-73-38; ispkz@nursat.kz. Volunteers for archaeological fieldwork lasting 15 or 30 days between May and October. Program costs $250-$300 per week.
KMC, Karoliny Svetle 30, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic; Tel./fax. 011-420-2222-20347; kmc@kmc.cz, www.kmc.cz. Coordinates summer volunteer workcamps for gardening, renovation, or ecology.
Laboratory of Geoarchaeology, Institute of Geology, SRI-Nomads, Tole Bi 21, Rm. 31, 050010 Almaty, Kazakhstan; 011-7-3272-914386; fax. 011-7-3272-916111; ispkz@nursat.kz, www.lgakz.org/VolunteerCamps/Volunteer.html. Volunteers for archaeological fieldwork lasting 15 or 30 days between May and October. Program costs $250-$300 per week.
Language Link Schools: Volunteer Programs in Russia. Each year, Language Link Schools of English in Russia open a number of positions to volunteers in the fields of Education, Management and IT. Candidates selected are offered the opportunity to work in a variety of positions such as teaching assistants, English language tutors, educational consultants and student welfare and activities assistants. In certain cases, candidates with appropriate education and/ or experience may apply for placements as translators, interpreters, webmasters, html programmers or project managers. Contact: Language Link, Novoslobodskaya 5/2, Moscow, 127055, Russia; Tel. +7 495 251 4889; Fax. +7 499 973 2155; jobs@languagelink.ru, www.jobs.languagelink.ru.
Petro-Teach Program, petroteach@petroteach.com, www.petroteach.com. Petro-Teach program in St. Petersburg places interns in state secondary schools and private institutes for 10 months. Deadline for fall departure is mid-March.
Projects Abroad
Archeaology in Romania
Work with the National Museum of History researching Dacia and midieval Transylvania in Romania.
Journalism in Romania
Work on an English-language monthly magazine in Brasov, Romania.
Medical Work in Moldova
Shadow and Work with Doctors in Chisinau, Moldova.
Veterinary Medicine in Romania
Work with Vets in and around Brasov, Romania.
Volunteer Care Work in Moldova
We work with a number of orphanages in and around Chisinau. You can help out with young babies keeping them occupied and entertained. With older children there are opportunities to play games, help with homework or even teach them some English.
Volunteer Care Work in Romania
Work with Orphans in Brasov, Romania.
Volunteer Conservation Work in Romania
Work with Park Rangers in the Transylvanian mountains, Romania.
Volunteer Journalism in Moldova
Work an English language newspapers in Chisinau, Moldova.
Volunteer Teaching in Moldova
Teach English to school children in Chisinau, Moldova.
Volunteer Teaching in Romania
Teach English, Sports, Drama or Music to school children in Brasov, Romania.
Volunteer Teaching in Russia
Teach English, Sports, Music or Drama to schoolchildren in St. Petersburg or college students in Moscow, Russia.
Contact: info@projects-abroad.org, www.projects-abroad.org
Service Civil International Workcamps SCI US is an exchange organization that sends volunteers on 2-3 week international work projects and long term 3-12 month opportunities in over 50 countries, including many in Central and Eastern Europe. The $250 application fee covers lodging, meals, and minimal health insurance. SCI promotes voluntary service to impact social, environmental and humanitarian issues. Contact: Service Civil International (SCI), 5505 Walnut Level Rd, Crozet, VA, 22932; Tel. 1-206-350-6585. Email: sciivs.placement@gmail.com. Visit www.sci-ivs.org for an application.
Svezhy Veter Travel Agency, PO Box 2040, 426000 Izhevsk, Russia (tel./fax 011-7-3412 450037; sv@sv-agency.udm.ru, www.sv-agency.udm.ru. Native speakers to teach evening course (15 hours a week) at a secondary school in Izhevsk in exchange for homestay with meals and visa support. Application fee 148 Euros for native speakers plus travel expenses. Possibility of other placements e.g. au pair and work experience.
WWOOF Czech Republic, AREA Viva, Dubecno 50, 28902 Knezice, Czech Republic; 011-420-776-22-60-14; areaviva@quick.cz; www.wwoof.ecn.cz. Membership and host list costs $15 (cash).
WWOOF Romania, www.wwoof.ro. Live and work in the countryside. Volunteer on organic farms in Romania. Contact: jeklaunig@yahoo.com (English), or ramona@gmo.ro (French, Romanian).
WWOOF Slovenia, c/o Polona Gostan, Pajerjeva 10, 4208 Sencur, Slovenia; pgostan@volja.net, www.svetduhovnosti.org/wwoofing/all.htm. National branch of Willing Workers on Organic Farms. Joining fee of €10 in cash.
Zavod-Voluntariat, Resljeva 20, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; 011-386-1-239 1625, fax. 011-386-1-239-1626; placement@zavod-voluntariat.si. Sponsors 15-20 international workcamps in Slovenia for volunteers, mostly building renovation, ecological, agricultural, or social projects. Applications welcomed through national partner SCI workcamp organizations.
